It’s Pronounced Jordan reads, reads, reads

The post-national championship column from 1957 Plainsman sports editor Paul Hemphill… the catty editorial from The Plainsman about the live tiger at that year’s Iron Bowl. I just kept reading, reading, reading. Hope you listen, listen, listen. It’s been too long, long, long.

(Oh, and Rich “Has a Blog” Perkins giddily concludes that the use of “eagle” in “the Eagle has landed” was a wink to an Auburn Man. For obvious reasons.)

For more marvelous Marconi misadventures in Auburn history, tune in to The Drive—ESPN 1065 FM in Auburn / Opelika or online at www.espnau.com—Thurs. at 5 p.m. And for previous episodes, click here.

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